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MOSCOW — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Friday that Russia's military presence at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine is what he calls the "Chernobyl scenario," referring to the 1986 nuclear disaster. Said it was a guarantee for things.
Yesterday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ivan Nechaev said the United Nations proposal to demilitarize the areas surrounding nuclear power plants was "unacceptable."
Europe's largest Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was occupied by Russia in March. Still near the front line, it has come under repeated attacks in recent weeks, raising fears of a nuclear disaster. Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of shelling the facility. (Reported by Reuters)
